Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
Alma. Mich. Friday. February Is, 1887

visiting friends Wednesday
OF course it pays to advertise. That
lost dog advertised came home Tuesday.
Chas. Carnahan has entered the en-
p'oy Of the Union Mutual Association
OF Detroit.
A party of b. W Sperry's friends
from Bay City spent Sunday at the
Wright House.
Mrs. Mason, A W. Wright s sister is
just recovering from severe illness of
two weeks duration.
Miss Alice Mcfarland, of Stanton,
has been the guest of her cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. c. f. Brown, portion Of this
week,
$. Beebe was in town Monday set
ting up his business affairs preparatory
to removing to Allegan where he has
accepted good position.
Nj. Geo. Spencer, of Charlotte, is in
town this week on visit to W. l..
Iiough. He is also assisting him in the
store during Mr.. Nermeulen's absence.
The case of the People VS. Chappell
came up again in Justice Yeringion's
court, Monday, was discontinued and
the accused dismissed for want of eyi-
dencc TO convict
Sheridan has organized a business
mems association, for the annihilation
Or "squelching of that portion of hui
manity known as dead beats" Thank
fortune Alma is quite free from this
class.
Every man, woman and child in Alma
is glad to see d. Ely around town once
more. His fall laid him up about three
weeks and his genial countenance has
been missed by patrons of Uncle Sans
store.
Fred. Willard, for some time past
with W. 5. x :. has accepted a position
in Chicago, and started for that city
Monday evening. He was accompanied
10y Henry Vermeulen who will spend a
few days there in visiting friends.
The D., l.. 4 y. will sell excursion
tickets to Detroit and return on Feb.
- and 23 good to return on or before
Feb. "a at $50 for round trip. Ac-
count of Republican State convention.
Trains leave Alma 1915 a. II. and ar
irving at Detroit $50. and leave Alma
7:i5 p. IL. arriving at Detroit 2:i5 a. N.
We call our readers attention to an
interesting letter from our sister village
Este.la, 20 be found elsewhere in this
issue. Estclla has never been repre-
sented in the columns Of the RECORD,
but We are happy to announce that we
have secured lirst-class CORRESPONDENT
there and all the important happenings
will he duly reported.
Bloombcrg X Harris, the cigarmakers,
are about to remove to new and more
convenient quarters. The barber shop
recently vacated by Nick Davidson was
renovated and an addition built, thus
making the room much larger and pleas
anter and Messrs. b. Il II. will undoubt-
edly find their new location a very de-
sirable one.
Jeptha Earl, F. II. Cook, @. F. Jack
son, NJ. Il. Salter and NJ b. Salter Will
attend the annual state wceting Of the
, Odd Fellows at Jackson next week, the
three first going az delegates from the
Ithaca lodge; while the two latter will
represent the Alma and Ashley lodges,
which have no members yet who are
p qualified, according to the usages Of
! the order, TO act in that capacity
aca Journal.
On Friday evening Of last week the
I Alma dramatic club broughttout DAILY
\ facinating drama, Under the Gaslight'
r at Wright opera house. The audience
was composed Of Alma's best citizens,
who thoroughly appreciated the fact
e that they have one OF the best amateur
/ dramatic associations in the state. j.
% Ed. Stutz as Ray Tratford, the New
FORK society man, was Splendidly main
tanned throughout. His portrayal of
the struggle to bend TO the dictates and
conventionalities Of Gotham, while his
r heart and conscience, in an undertOne
: whispered his duty and fidelity to his
{ betrothed, was complete. Mrs. j. W.
! KaZebee as Laura Courtland, the belle
, of society, sustained, amid the splen-
l dors of elegant associations, the heart
I wringing secret fher obscure adoption.
( Her delineation of the scathng rebuke
= to Ray Tralford, wherein she states
: that all woman can give is her heart;
he beauty and wit are merely sold, y
4 u, .I.r
peared in the character for hundred
nights in succession. The natural, easy
e adaptation of Mrs. George YerringtOn
}. TO the parsonage of Pearl Courtland, a
heartless beauty, won the appreciation
of all. Mrs. Chas. Hutchinson as Peach
I' Blossom in comic song, was vigorous
e ly encored. The ruflan Byke was rep
G resented 10y DR.. Bagley. ID. Vought as
Snorkey, the empty-sleeved, returned
veteran, revived old associations of the
, warlike days of 'G2. The parts taken